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Nyctibius jamaicensis (Northern potoo)

Osteichthyes - Caprimulgiformes - Nyctibiidae

Taxonomy
Caprimulgus jamaicensis was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nyctibius jamaicensis by del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Caprimulgus jamaicensis Gmelin
2014Nyctibius jamaicensis del Hoyo et al.
2017Nyctibius jamaicensis Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
RankNameAuthor
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria()
Maniraptora
Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
orderCaprimulgiformesRidgway 1881
familyNyctibiidaeChenu and des Murs 1851
genusNyctibiusVieillot 1816
speciesjamaicensis(Gmelin 1789)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Nyctibius jamaicensis Gmelin 1789 [Northern potoo]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available